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Beat the Bridge - Run

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Seattle, Washington
United States
60'sF / 0C
Sunny

Total Time = 8h 40m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/

Event warmup:

I warmed up with the pre-race aerobics. It felt great to get moving to the beat of the music in the sunshine.

Run

54m 17s
8 kms
06m 47s min/km

Comments:

First road race since I began tri-training March 22.

I do not have a HR monitor yet, so I paid attention to RPE. My goal was to run a pace that was steady throughout the race. My goal was 9:30min miles. I feel very good about the race and know that I will increase my speed as I continue to train.

I am ok with not "beating the bridge", I passed quite a number of people who had beat the bridge. I was on pace to beat it, it just went up a bit early, but I was able to run the race as I had planned

What would you do differently?:

I will run faster next year and beat the bridge!

Post race

Warm down:

Lots of fast walking, gradually decreasing.

Event comments:

The race benefits junvenile diabetes and it was fun to see many different teams, family and corporate, running.

Last updated: 2004-05-24 12:00 AM

Running
00:54:17 \| 08 kms \| 06m 47s min/km
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Average
Course:	The course was mostly flat, through residential neighborhoods, around University District, and finished inside Husky Stadium (UW). At the two mile mark there is a draw bridge. The draw bridge was to open 20 minutes after the last wave start. Hence the race name "Beat the Bridge". The last wave logjammed at the start so I did not cross the official start line for about 40 seconds.....then the bridge opened 18 minutes and 30 seconds (according to a fellow racer who was at the draw bridge when it went opened). I was one of many surprised runners accustomed to "beating the bridge" who did NOT beat it this year! The nice thing was that there was a water station and plenty of room to keep moving while we waited for the bridge to close. I forgot to check my watch to see how much time it added to my race time.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	No
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	5